Zianya’s been the village healer since her mother died. Trouble is, the people of her village live in fear of her and claim her red hair makes her a witch. When Torric is brought to her injured, she saves his life and finds herself kidnapped for her troubles. But Torric’s reasons are noble. His king is dying and Zianya is the only one who can save him. During their journey, she learns about her … her family’s origins. She also learns to love this powerful warrior who would do anything to protect her.
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Extremely disappointing.
Thought I might have stumbled onto a good read as I finished the first chapter and a half; looked like the beginning of an interesting fantasy. Nope, I was wrong. It quickly morphed into a cloying romance.
An apparently strong independent main character in the opening chapter transmogrified into an irritating, weak, weepy young woman, who lost both her intelligence and spine as soon as Wonder Warrior appeared on the scene.
The dialogue is repetitive, the Stockholm syndrome “insta-love” is trite, irritating and so very unimaginative.
Thoroughly disappointing read. Can’t recommend it. Even the high quality of the writing couldn’t make up for the annoyingly banal and predictably clichéd storyline.
Ms. Clark has done it again! This is a very sweet romance with a twist of magic. Zianya is very alone in the country she thinks of as hers. That is until Torric kidnaps her and brings her to her ancestral country where healers are respected instead of feared. Through Zianya, Ms. Clark shows the reader that strength comes in many forms not just physically. I would love to read a book about Kayla and more about the history of Renth, Glane, and the healers. Romance is one of my favorite genres and Ms. Clark did a great job with this one!
This is one of those stories that once you start it it consumes you, I couldn’t quit thinking about it I couldn’t wait to pick it back up again… I loved it loved it loved it! The characters are wonderful the writing style is amazing I can’t say enough good about this book,I definitely recommended it!
The Healer and the Warrior is a love story between two people that are very different. Zianya is a healer compelled to heal everybody. Friend and foe. Torric is a warrior focused on keeping Zianya safe, even if it means to kill, until they reach his king who is dying of poison. The book focuses on their journey, their mutual attraction, and how they learn a little bit more about each other every day. The pace of the story is just right. The characters are well developed. I do love this book and cannot understand some of the other reviews. Zianya is not weak. She is, after all, a healer and not a warrior. Healers do not learn to fight. Their purpose is to heal. And still, when her warrior is attacked and seems to be loosing the fight, she takes action and kills the enemy. Not just once but twice. Yes, she does get into trouble along the way. After all, she has red hair and green eyes and people are superstitious. On a long journey like that trouble is unavoidable and not her fault. The urgency of their travel was also questioned. Well, it is a very long way they have to travel. People, as well as horses, do need to eat and sleep. The extra time spent in the fort was necessary because Torric had to check the king’s borders, so he could give a report. The extra time spent at the village was due to Zianya doing a double healing and needed time to rest. Should she have left those people to die? Just because the urgency of the journey was not constantly pointed out does not mean our characters didn’t try to hurry. In fact, they did start out early every morning, took only short lunch breaks, and rode well into the evening. So, from my point of view, this is a great story with plenty of adventure and fighting to keep the reader interested. I highly recommend the book.
Fantastic! The Healer And The Warrior by Bekah Clark is a true original! This amazing story brings the future and the past together with a paranormal feel. Bekah has such a way of writing that it draws you in from the first page to the last, never sure what is going to happen. The world around you just fades away as you enter The Healer And the Warrior. The detail of her writing is so clear that you feel like you are on this journey with the characters. This story has hate, loneliness, kindness, kidnapping, assassination attempt, battles, fear, healing, secrets, protectiveness, new friendships, innocents, unknown feelings, patience, poisoning, witch burning, birth, death, envy, spying, uncertainty, teasing, love and so much more. I highly recommend this wonderful book. Escape the world with Zianya as she tells her story on how she met Torric the Duke of Kingshold of Glane.
***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.